About the Digital Forensics Graduate Program
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Digital Forensics Program Facts
Format
Online
Schedule
Asynchronous online
Credits Required
9
Time Commitment
1 year
Cost
2026-2027 Academic Year
$1,176 per credit
Fees
2026-2027 Academic Year
$145 per semester
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Fall: March 1 (priority), June 15 (regular), August 1 (final)
Spring: November 1 (priority), December 15 (regular), January 6 (final)
Summer: March 1 (regular), April 1 (final)
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Digital Forensics Curriculum Overview
The study of digital forensics is a growing field for both law enforcement as well as corporate employees. Within this three-course certificate, students will understand NTFS and FAT Operating Systems, be able to develop sound evidence for presentation in court, and be able to manage evidence safely and acceptably.
The Digital Forensics certificate program is taught fully online and can be stacked with the Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, or Cyberspecialist certificates (must earn three total), along with a thesis project, to earn the M.S. in Cybersecurity.
Digital Forensics Degree Requirements
Digital Forensics Learning Outcomes
- Understand the basic concepts of digital forensics.
- Examine legal compliance, discovery, and corporate investigations.
- Handle digital evidence for file systems, deleted files, and slack space.
- Utilize validation tools for hashing and imaging. Appraise some professional software such as FTK and EnCase Forensic, etc.
- Collect and handle artifacts from emails, the internet, Windows registry, memory, and recycle bin. Learn data carving techniques.
- Handle memory, steganography, and expert testimony.
- Device shell scripting and Python tools such as regular expressions and data analysis.
- Write professional forensics reports.
Application Requirements
Learn More About the Digital Forensics Program
The Office of Graduate Admission hosts Open Houses and Virtual Information Sessions throughout the year.
View our upcoming events for the most current opportunities to hear about the Digital Forensics Graduate Certificate.



